CIA Director William Burns announced the creation of the "China Mission Center" on Thursday.
The spy agency is also putting greater focus on technology.
It is launching efforts to create tech-related positions and will make it easier to hire new talent.
WASHINGTON – The CIA announced a major internal reorganization as it looks to reinforce its technological strengths and capabilities at beating rival spy agencies.
CIA Director William Burns announced Thursday the creation of a "China Mission Center" that will "address the global challenge posed by the People’s Republic of China," which Burns called a "key rival."
The CIA is pivoting to a greater focus on technology. Burns announced the intelligence agency would create a chief technology officer position and a nerve center for its technology-related intelligence gathering, dubbed the "Transnational and Technology Mission Center."
The shift will include efforts to hire for technology-related roles and policy changes to make it easier for the agency to recruit talent.
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"Throughout our history, CIA has stepped up to meet whatever challenges come our way," Burns said, according to a news release. " And now facing our toughest geopolitical test in a new era of great power rivalry, CIA will be at the forefront of this effort."
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